paracentesis

@tahmmo if you have ascites fluid and require paracentesis, that fluid is not sterile. it's the result of a bacterial infection, hence theres bacteria in ascites fluid, so it's not sterile. i am basing this statement off of my 5 years of working at a medical lab where we reject "non sterile fluid" received in bottles.

course it is sterile ... or you'll probably be facing a spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.....

@coccyx66 What do you base your statement on? It is supposed to be sterile inside the abdomen, external to the lumen of the GI.. Not even a normal flora is present. Unless there is an infection; and it that case blood culture should be a logical following.. and of course it would not be sterile. I'm sorry if I maybe misunderstood what you wrote.

thanks for explaining very clearly..

very informative. thank you!

Thank you

one problem: ascites fluid isn't sterile so you can't put it in blood culture bottles

nice, thank You so much!

Extremely comprehensive, well thought out, and logical approach to teaching the paracentesis procedure.